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jftfpzx* The Press and Banner. BY HUSH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C. Ig^-Published every Wednesday ai $2 a year in advance. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1897. The Dead Mother. The mother of President McKinley died last week, and volumes descriptive of the occurrence, and Incidental facts, have been tele, graphed over the country at great expense to the newspapers, who will receive very little pnblic appreciation for the outlay. A woman who gives birth to a son who becomes PreslJ * ~ TT-u^j 0???ao Una mirth Af vhiflh U6DI UI IU? UU11CU ouiicn uao iuuvu v. ?? ? , to be prond, and it la natural that the country would feel more or less interest in tbe mother of tbe President, but tbere Is such a thing as bavlng enough. In connection with this subject tbe death notices of plain every day citizens which appear In tbe newspapers are subjeot to criticism. Tbe newspapers often magnify tbe virtues of the dead, and frequently attribute to tbem qualities for which tbe dead were never distinguished, or If they possessed tbem in a limited degree, tbey were so distorted as to be scarcely recognizable as attributes or traits of the character of the d e ceased. In like manner preachers from tbe pulpits may stretch tbelr statements as to tbe vir'"?< nf th? dpfld tn snrh an extent a* to ex. cite the condemnation or an favorable comment from their hearers. To attribute supernatural or unnatural goodness and purity Is unjust to the memory of the dead. While nothing but good should be said of the dead ?(and we think this would be a good rule to adopt as to the living)?yet we ought, when praising, to bold the mirror up to nature. The newspapers, as well as the preachers, should strive to be truthful. If we overstep the bounds of propriety, or make extravagant statements of the dead which are not sustained by public sentiment, lDjary Is done?injury to the dead In exciting unfavorable comment; iDjury to those who make such extravagant utteranoes; injury to the public by lessening respeot for the correctness of the utterances of newspapers and preachers. It 1b easy enough to use stock in trade sentences, or stereotyped speeches, bat to make the public believe Incorrect or unwarranted eulogy is quite another thing. When public confidence is broken down in the correctness of a newspaper's publlcar'ms or a preacher's utterances a barm has been done to the public and a serious blow has been stricken against the higher and better sentiments of the people. The death of Mrs. McKlnley was of very little interest to the American people. Sbe bad lived out her time?eighty-nine year6? and the time for the end bad oome. Then why all this racket about an event which was expected? >'4", Here's Trouble. We learn from the Abbeville Medium tbat Mr. T. Larry Gantt, of Spartanburg, failed to fill his appointment to speak at the Abbeville Cotton Growers Convention for two reasocs: \ 1. He would hrfve to remain over two nights In Greenwood. 2. He was on a Committee to make the award of the Cotton Mills' premium to the farmer who r&lRed the largest crop of cotton. There are some things which Mr. Gantt might explain, one of which is, how be came to be orator for the Cotton Growers' Assocla \ llOD or ADDevuie, me uujcct ui wuiuu io w reduce crop, while be was on a Committee to encourage cotton growing in Spartanburg. Tbe Idea that be would be compelled to slay K _ two nights in Oreenwood in sackcloth and ashes for the privilege of coming to Abbeville seems errononeous. He migbt,bave come by Greenville, and avoided all contact with Greenwood. But it would have done bim good, Instead of barm, to bave visited Greenwood. v Mr. Gantt owes it to bimaelf to explain how he can at the isame time ride two horses going in tbe opposite directions. | * " ~ The Cotton Growers Farce. Sff" Tbe Cotton Growers Farce is being enaoted at Atlanta, while some of the actors or delegates may be trampooslng around tbe city looking for tbe small pox. Tbe assembling ol cotton growers in that city while small pox ie in tbe air is on a par wltb tbe foolishness ol the resolutions which they will adopt. For several years tbe farmers bave been adopting resolutions to curtail the crop, and then each man would go borne and prepare to make good the shortage that would occur * because of the action of the others. We have heard but one exception to this rule. One man raised no cotton at all. He bad no money In the fall. He resolved next year to buy bis guano on the cotton option. When that crop was gathered the price went away up. The third year be bought his guano on a money note. 1 hat year the price of cotton struck bottom, and be was thoroughly disgusted with the combination to beat the cotton buyers. We have lost track of blm, but presume be Is golDg right straight along, without reference to tbe Atlanta Cotton Growers Convention. As far as we can now remember tbe names of tbe delegates, the Association has tbe wrong name. It should be the Politicians' A M A ooAAiotiAn ni? fipflbprf "??>? ? ? Corporation. Something like tblB would express It. The successful farmers are notable for tbelr absence from tbe meeting, tbe good crops wblcb tbey make, and tbelr ability to pay tbeli debts. The proceedings of the alleged Cotton Grow ers Association will tool nobody and will not affect tbe cotton crop. ? Virtnons Indignation. A number of South Carolina newspapers appear to be very mucb affected at tbe charge that Pat Walsh, or bis friends, went Into tbe market and bought a few votes to make hie election sure. That may have been very naugbty, but we fall to see bow mucb worse Walsh Is now tban Hampton was In 1876. We believe In tbat historic year that some ol Hampton's friends bought votes, wblle other frlendB bulldozed voters, and it is barely poe slble tbat others cheated In the count. nr- ?nlthor "Pal Walflh n O UUUIU UUli piUTO KUCIV omuvi * w? ?? ?? or Hampton even winked al any of tbe ballot business. Tbe people In 1876 demanded that Hampton should be elected, and we elected him. If Pat Walsb and his friends do what Hampton and bis friends did, wbere is tbe difference? We feel proud of any little part whloh this editor may have taken In tbe election ol Hampton, and we are not going to blame otbers for doing what tbe people of Soutb Carolina did?electing tbelr man. While \ , there was not the same necessity in Augusta that there was in South Carolina, yet we think tbe election tactics were not so very different. As arule we bulldozed the negro, while Walsh's friends Just bought him. If corruption In elections will always give ub such officers as Pat Walsh, then give us more of the same kinds of elections. Special offering for tbe bollday trade. White quilts, lace curtains, cbenellle curtains, window shades, ilnen towels, table lines, bandkercbtels, chenille table covers, leather boas, bureau seis. siampeu ceuter pieces, embroidery silk, embroidery cotton, knitting cotton, fast black hosiery, ladles fine parasols, ladles cheap umbrellas. f.V I, a" Uulawfnl Sale ol Liquor. The solicitude of some people as to the prof its of the dispensary are refreshing, when It Is^understood that the advocates of the curtailment of the liquor traffic are not so much after profits as they for the sobriety 01 me people. If the State would abandon Its desire for the public morals there Is little doubt that "Indulgences" or "licenses" to commit crime and debauch the people, could be sold foi large sums. The small sales of liquor at the dispensary 1b the gratifying feature of the !! quor business. The o. p. stores and the blind tigers hav< had much free advertising, but It is fair tc presume that the unlawful sellers of intoxl cants will find a rough and stumpy road tc travel. The State of South Carolina Is nol ready to surrender to the foreign liquor deal ers. The Legislature will likely take care o; their agents, as well as Charleston's llquoi element. Small Pox at Rock Hill?Political Cotton Growertt. Rock Hill has a genuine cane of small pox which was, we presume, Imported from At lanta. As a result of the presence of this dreaded disease the pretty young ladies ol Winthroj College ar6 badly scared. The Governor has appointed three doctort to go to that place to investigate the health ful condition of the school. It is possible that Rock Hill will not be th? only place where the small pox will find ? home. The Political Cotton Growers who art now in Atlanta may be able to take home some good cases. It might be will for Abbeville to be on hei guard. The trains pass from Atlanta ever; day, and the shops are here. Elberton hat quarantined against Atlanta. Abbeville aeed not do that, but then it ffllght be well tc provide against tbe appearanoe of the nnwel' come guest. < "Pare and Good Water." That Is tbe way the cbomist speaks of oui artesian, or deep well water. Let our people bave the pipes put in, when they may be sure that they are drinking pure water, and nol taking in the germs 0f disease tbat so often lurk in our surface wells. Tbe first cost lc something, but when we bave good water In our bouses it is worth much. Tbe supply le Inexhaustible, and tbe benefits are greau The Urand Jury. The grand Jury met one day last week tc investigate tbe affairs of tbe Clerk's office, and the manner In which the Clerk had discharged his various duties. The Clerk offered every opportunity for the members of tbe grand Jury, as private citizens, to look into his books, yet he refused to recognize tbe legality of their proceeding Tbe Clerk acted under legal advise. What. t.hn irrn.nd lurv did in the matter has not transpired, but we learn the stenoraph er'n notes have been copied and seni to the Solicitor. We believe there Is difference of opinion ai to the legal right of the foreman to assemble the grand Jury during the recess of the Court We are unable to express an opinion our self, but we presume that both the foremar and the Clerk acted upon advise of their law yers. Miss Rachel Hemphill was stenographer but she, like the grand Jury, does not talk We may hear more of this at Court. THE GREAT EVENEB. Cotton Hills Destroy Classes In So< elety. Columbia Register. Granitevilie, S. C., Dec. 11.?At one time It the history of South Carolina there was a sen timent and feeling among a certain clasi against the cott&n factory?those who bad tb< luck or fortnne to own slaves, whether thej worked and made the money to boy them 01 inherited them, and those who possessed "blue blood," did not think It exactly tb< thine to associate with factory poeple bul "O, what a difference in the morning!' Times change and people change with them Now, we see the descendants of this verj class flocking to the factories, some to bole and take stock, some to learn the trade, and f large majority to keep the "wolf from the door" and the "son from shining in the botton of the meal-barrel." Instead of this, a portior of Aiken oounty, that is to say, Oregg town ship. with nothing to disturb or arrest tb< fine water powers of Horse creek as once the case, we have from Vanclase to what is called Horse creek station on the same stream in t distance of 10 miles, five large cotton factories four of which are In full operation, and the other will be started within a year, all o which employ twenty-flve hundred or tbre< thousand hands, and furnish homes, meal and bread for over double that number of In habitants, and half or the people come front 'blue blooded parentage." Of course, It li doi naruiy poasioie to get hucu uuluubis u people together without having some of tb< bad element, but the bad element does noi specially come from those who wen ooce called factory people, but spring fron the upper ten crowd as well. So It Is a fac which Is gratifying that cotton factories anc i those who work therein have reached thai , elevation to which they are entitled flnanci ally and socially. While this Is true, I an 1 "pointedly agin the nigger" working In th< i cotton factory. If for no other reason, ] would oppose him from a social point of view Now that the business of the manufacture o cotton has been elevated and has become t< , be a creditable business in the south, anc those who labor In the factories are not pu aside In society as they once were, don't taki the negro in and ruin the whole thing. That'i i exactly what it will do If the negro girl ii . forced In with white ladles and visa versa. REPORT 1897. i 1 Abbeville Anxllllary Woman's For ' elicn Missionary Society to Sontl Carolina Conference. 1 Under the providence of God, this society has achieved its greatest success this year. , This is largely due to the devotion and un tiring efforts In our behalf of our belovet pastor, Rev. J. A. Clifton, D. D. Hp has fill i filled abundantly the apostolic injunction . "Help those women." His minlstratloni to us as a society has resulted in enlargemen of the spirit of missions. Our membership has been increased anc - we now have fifty members enrolled. Thl promise is for still greater success in the fu tore. Our District Secretary, Mrs. M.C.Owens, ii a member ol our society, and besides belni an efficient officer, has been most helpful t< this Auxilllary. We have one scholarship and another ar 1 ranged for, more than half of the second be i lng already In hand. The Abbeville Auxilllary has paid Into th< treasury UJIB evcicBmatitxii ^n^uucuuuuici 1 and sixty-five dollars and twenty-five cents (SI65.25.) We enter apon this new year with gratefu hearts, for the rich blessing ot Him, whi 1 said, "Go ye into all the world and preact ' the gospel to every creature, and lo, I an with you always even unto the end of thi world." Mrs. J. Fuller Lyon, President. It All Depends Upon Who Does tlie Shooting. Newberry Voice of the People. Why is it that newspapers which maki such a great ado about Dispensary constablef and their arms haven't anything to saj against policemen aod their arms? Police men carry pistols, and they use them some times, too. But the newspapers fighting tb< ' Dispensary law. Judging by their editorials would make the impression that dispensary constables are the only law officers that gc armed. It hasa't been such a great whll( since a policeman in Spartanburg shot a pri 8oner (the wound proved fatal) who tried K Cbtapo 11ULU VUOIUUJ. 1>UV vuv uv ?uKu^vi . did not demand that the Spartanburg police men be disarmed, and assail the city ordl nances, charging that the city laws caused the death of the prisoner, <fco., &c. What did the newspapers that noticed that shooting say about it? They oondemned the police man and demanded that be be removed from the force and punished. Now why is It thai certain newspapers act that way in reference to a policeman?condemn the man and not the laws and rules governing him?but when a State constable goes wrong, they Jump on Dispensary Jaw and everybody connected with it from the Governor on down? Yes; and some of the newspapers that have been the most vehement preachers of peace and unity are the very ones that have shown blind partisanship and bitter hatred In their (unreasonable attacks upon the Dispensary law and all who are connected with it. CHRISTMAS. Some or the Places Where Nice Good* for the Holidays May be Had. 1 Give grandpa a big, cozy arm cbalr, with sides projectiug at right angles from the back, , to shield him from draughts and cold. Get thio frrvm .T TV I?"?rr. Or, give blm a year's subscription to his fai vorlte newspaper or to a magazine whlob con. tains matter tbat Interests blm rather than yourself. Get this at the Press and Banner i office. Or, give him a soft, warm, many-colored rug, which be may always find at hand when be retires to take bis afternoon nap. Get this i from Aug. W. Smith. ) Give grandma a kuitting bag, If she effects that industry, made of rich brocade and dell' cately lined and perlumed. Get this from > Capt. L. W. White. I Or, give her a big wicker chair, cushioned and padded, and fitted with pockets at the " side to bold her spectacles or needle-work. I Get this from McDIll & Lyon. r Or, give her the daintiest and whitest of lace caps, ornamented with a box of violet or lavender ribboD, which will go well with her white hair. Get this from ft. M. Haddon & Co. Get her a nice pair of shoes from Cobb & McDavld. Get her a nice dress from Cohen Dry Goods Company. Get grandpa a pair of slippers from George White. Get blm a nice lamp from G. A. Douglass. . Get him a good pocket knife from W. Joel 1 Smith & Son. > Get for tbe old gentleman a box ot tne opsi molasses candy tbat was ever seen. If he does not care for It himself, be can win tbe ' hearts of the little ones with It. Buy thin from P. B. Speed. Get him a bottle of bis favorite medicine ( from Harrison & Game, or get rrom tbem tbe ' nicest present for your sister or sweetheart; i your brother or your mother. Rubin has some choice goods which would delight all sorts of people. ! If you want to win the heart of your best girl, or If you have already won her over to . -you, tbe best way to do is to consult Bernau, the Jeweller. It may be that you need a ring. ' If not, you may still be on the anxlouB bench, i Time is money. If you need any, call on , H. D. Reese. He has watches and clocks to burn. > A box of fruits and candy from Hill's Blore wouldn't sour your girl a bit. If you want a never-ceasing flow of the purest water, call on C. P. Hammond or Mr. Veronne. Mr. A. B. Morse Is tbe prince of good merchants, and can furnlsb you something for . yourselt your wife, or your children. Don't forget that Mr. Jamea A., Bowie makes ; a specialty of pleasing tbe children every i day In tbe year, and especially about Christ/ Capt. J. G. Edwards cbd answer the calls of i grandma, flfcandpa, pa, ma, eon, or daughter. , W. D. Bark6dule <fe Co, were so lately boys themselves that they know exactly how to 1 please the boys and girls, and they have been i men loog enough to know all the needs of men. Call on them lor anything. Dr. Penney Is still solid as the rocks of Gibraltar, and as honest as daylight Itself. His prescriptions are all right. The Misses Matthews are giving away their goods upon the slightest inducement. i The Glen-Jones Hardware Co. have the nicest stoves In existence. Their kerosene 1 stoves are Just too good for you to do without them. Fix up your house?The Abbeville Lumber , Company can supply anything that you need. > I'you need more and want more, there is I no better place than Latimer's supply store. Messrs. P. Rosenberg a Co. have anything in stock from trace-chains to gentlemen's Sunday suits. i At Cohen's aggregation of the gieatest assortment of clothing on earth, you can get a ' bargain. i Mr. Hlllman can serve you to great advantage. He has our friend Mcllwalne In the store all the time, Juat walling and anxious ' to serve you. i W. A. Templeton has the nicest cooking , stoves on earth. They look like sideboards, flt to put In a parlor. R. w. Canuon has a great variety of the i goods that are used in every day life. He ex. changes them lor cash, or s-lls tbem on time. J. F. Miller, courteous and kind, will serve all who call at bis store He has good goods. Livingston & Perrln have all the meals that you want for a Christmas dinner?and be has the trlmmlpgs too. a. W. Lomax. honest and sauare in bis dealings, will sell you a lot ol Christmas trlx. R. M. Hill bas a fine array of staple goods to sell. J.C. Younger bas beef tosell, and be throws Id sausage, bam, Usb, oysters, eto., wben be gets tbe tips. Tbomas Thomson Is new at tbe groceries , and meat market business, and hasn't learned to charge blgb for bis goods. G. E. Bruce bas the choicest eatables in bis establishment, and will furnish a square meal at any time on demand. It is a nice place. D. H. Wilder has fruits, candles, and staple goods until you tan't rest. Mllford & Llddell have an inviting store, where Christmas things to please the children are offered every day In the week. J. E. Jones on Washington Street keeps you coo! in summer, and bas all tbe goods to keep your Inner furnance supplied in Winter. Call and pee bis stock. While you are at Jones's store step down and see Lorton Robertson'*candies and otner toothsome things. He will make you feel glad to spend money with him. Mr. Pressley, below tbe postoffice, is up to bis eyebrows in tbt choicest fruits and candles. R. C. Wilson & Co. are full of energy and a desire to please. Their store Is lull of splen' did goods at low prices. If you want to go driving you have three chances at outfits that are spick and span. Call on Hill <fc Sons, J. S. Stark and L. H. Russell and arrange to eo out with your best girl. Chapman & Wllkerson succeed "Cheap John," and are keeping up tbe reputation of a(?? nva^AAaoonK fni" Qalllner nhOQn ctaaHq H. A. Davis, next door, has a floe stock of fruits and confections. Among tbe colored people there aje establishments at which white and colored customers are served wltb politeness, fair dealing and whatever else Is pleasing to tbe taste or answers the demand of trade: Frank Bradford, in the Alston House, has the nicest sort of good things to eat, which he serves 1q tbe best style. William Pope has a restaurant !u which the hungry are fed and sent away refreshed. Manuel McKellar, under the Masonic Lodge, has a good place to get something to William Lomax has a nice place In which he serves good meals at all hours. Williams Brotbers run a beef market and grocery on the street leading to the S. A. L. depot. They keep everything, and are ale ways ready to answer all demands. 8 Boss Brown runs a flrstclass barber shop for B bis colored brethren, and will tJx them up in stuning style for Christmas. Skillful barbers for tbe white people stand ready to serve you, and fix you up so that your girl could not Qnd it in her heart to seud you adrift. These are Richard Gantt, J. \V. Bradford and Samuel Donaldson. Take your choice and be well pleased. J. D. DeVore keeps a regular hotel and boarding house for colored customers, who can be accommodated with meals and lodging. HIGH LICENSE EVIL. , Strong Endorsement of the Dispensary?Patriotic Sentiment. Editor Press and Banner: Dear Sir: I have noted with pleasure this long while your editorials In respect to the dispensary law, in which all good citizens ought to freely concur, and then aid in every way possible to have the system enforced. Aocording to my opinion it is the only solution yetoflered that can be truthfully claimed to circumscribe the evil of Intoxicant liquors. Unless this people would by their every day life demonstrate to the world that it was possible to enforce prohibition, Mr. Editor, 1, from observation of my neighbors, and I am very sure they are as good citizens as are in any other community, there Is much room for Improvement before we can have prohibition desirable. This is the best, but I am constrained with the evidence before our eyes, (7) e seven days per week, that it is not expedient, and I fear It is yet far off. Then, you, my temperance friends, let us cultivate what we hovn St.nnri hv nnrl tmnrnve the dlsnensarv and then band together as one man. each and every one striving to maintain the restric-' tlcns until we may eliminate this evil to the lowest possible minimum. No hope In high license to build good, de3 slrable morals man. This indeed would be to open the door wide to mauy evils and crimesnot possible to contemplate. The man who would or could pay high for the privilege is, nor can he be more worthy than the poor, penniless man who, perhaps, could not pay 8 bits for a commission. High, loworany other license cannot in any light be Justly claimed to eliminate this monster that destroys the home. O, horrible to even think lor a moment. Review if you please, my brother, the present occupants along that block buildings from Court House of old Abbeville up to Knox's corner. Cross over and take a picture as once it was?Marshal corner down this street. Shame! Resurrect not the past, but rather bury more securely the op^n bars. . M. ! Haddons are bound to get a liberal sbare of the winter trade.lt good goodB at low prices are worthy of consideration. See their great | reduction sale adv. in this issue. Buy your kerosene and gaBollne from R. C. Wilson & Co. We want your Christmas trade, so come and see us before buying. R. C. Wilson & Co. Call on R. C. Wilson <t Co. for raisins, citron, currants, oranges, bananas and nuts for Christmas. ; * NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION! On the question of a portion of Cokesbury Township going into Greenwood County. state of south carolina, j Abbeville County, Deo. 7, 1897. ) In obedience to a proclamation from bis Excellency William H. Ellerbe, Gov* ernor of tbe Slate of Sooth Carolina, a SPECIAL ELECTION will be held at JONES polling place In Cokesbury Township on THURSDAY, the 30th day December, 1897, nn (ha nn Oct Inn nf a nnrMnn nf CofeetbnrV Township going Into Greenwood County. The said section of Cokesbury Township proposed to be cut off Is described as follows : A section twelve (12) square miles In said Cokesbury Township, commenolng on corner poRt on Oreenwood County line near Douglass Mills and running North West seven (7) degrees to corner post on Goose Creek, and branch of Long Cane Creek; thence North East fifty-five (55) degrees forty five (46) mlnuntes, to corner post on Turkey Creek. Thence down Turkey Creek to center of bridge on public road known as River road; thence North East sixty seven (67) degrees- to corner on Saluda River; thence up mlddje stream o)'Saluda River to corner of Cj*etbury and Donalds Township line; thtnce along saldl township division line to the point of its crossing Long Cane Creek ; thence down Long Cane Creek to the point of crossing of Cokesbury and Long Cane Township ; thence down said township division line to point it contact with present Greenwood county line; thonce down said county line to begglnniug point, near Douglass Mills. The area of said territory is twelve (12) square miles and the proposed new lines wll not run within eight (8) miles of Abbeville or any other Court House. The election will be governed in; every re 8p?ct in accordance with the law regulating such elections. No person will be allowed to vote at Bald ( election whose registration certificate does not entitle bim to vote at Jones'. The following managers for said electon have been appointed. W. P. McGee, J. H. Blackwell, W. E. Algary. The managers will meet the Commissioners at Abbeville on the 28th day of December to get boxes, Instructions and tickets. The managers will report the result to the Commissioners at Abbeville witbln three days after the election ba& been held. W. A. LANIER, F. A. COOK, R. H. HUGHES, Commissioners of Election for Abbeville 1 Connty. I There is a Point fc t On the down grade of qualities and price where cheapness ceases to be economy. We never cross that line. ... I Where Quality i and Economy Join Hands Where you will find A True Value that is Worthy of Attention. These words tell the whole secret of our endeavors. Not to furnish you quality at a high price; not to furnish you low figures by sacrificing real worth; but to so link together virtue ana reasonableness as to stnse ine happy combination which is called perfection. A Splendid Assortment of Canned Goods, Staple and Fancy Groceries, as well as table delicacies may be found at our stores. Ill MM CO. FACTORY HILL AND NO. 4 HOTEL BLOCK. [Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. PflHo Plaintiff Qcralnat Thnmofl P Thomfou, Defendant.?Foreclosure. By virtue of an order of sale made In the above stated case, I will offer for Hale at public outcry at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Saleday In JANUARY, 1898, wlthlu the legal hours of sale, the following described property, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land, lying, situated and being in Abbeville County, in the State aforesaid, containing Four Hundred and Eight (408) Acres, raorecr less, and bounded oy lands of Enoch Nelson, James Whartou, estate of Mrs. Vance, Kennedy, LoDg Cane Creek and Hunter Bros., known as the "Cannon Place." TERMS OF SALE.?One-half cash, balance on a credit of twelve months with interest from dav of sale, to be secured bv bond and mort gage. Purchaser to pay for papers. To be sold at risk of former purchaser. WALTER L. MILLER, Dec. 13,1807, 3t. Master Machinery repaired at C.P. Hammond's repair shop. Get your Christmas goods from K. C. Wilson & Co. ?-py*Y* "Y* *Y" "Y* *NJT *Y* *y* *y" y* SJr *y* *y" *y* "y* *\Jr *\Jr *y* *sjr y* *y* *Y**y**v^y ^77" " , > M i It * GET YOUR * If. 1 Christmas Goods 1 ^ At and. Below Cost. ^ J^s,S _____________ w Tfr ^ ^ . misses iuauicwa ^ <?& ^ O^FER THEItt ENTIRE STOCK OF ^ ^ Millinery, Dress Goods, ^ ^ Shoes, Hats, Ribbons, And a Great Variety of Dress jit Goods at and below COST. 4^. ^ Call early. We are going out of business and mu|i sen. ^ M Misses Mathews. 1ft vy< ' S vv .A. .A. A. .A. .A. A. .A. .A. .A. .A. ^K. .A. .A. .A. .A. .A. .A. ^K. .A. .A. A. i i Important Notice ! , Parties indebted to C. P. HAMMOND & CO. will call and settle their accounts at once as the firm will be dissolved on JANUARY ist, 1898. C. V. Hammond will continue the Harness and Leather business, and C. P.' Hammond will be engaged exclusively in the Plumbin? Rirvr.lfi. Tin and General Renair Business. ...e, ?J ?, ? ? Very Respectfully, C. P. HAMMOND. ^%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% v? r T. Lorlon Robertson. Frank P. Robertson. f | T- Lorton Rotertson & Co., { n "rf 4 1J.AVING BOUGHT THE 8T6CK OP GOODS RECENTLY i # belonging to J. C. Corley, are now offering a nice assortment of 4 J Groceries and Confectioneries < * ? At the Lowest Prices. ? t > 4 5 They will be glad to 8ee their friends at the old stand of J. C. ^ ( 4 Corley on Washington Street, where they propose to offer every- (I r body good bargains. Respectfully, 1 T. Lorton Robertson ; &, Co. 2 >SJ > J>> ,jrJ ,*> > SJ > SJ > ) SJ SSSx Hk SSS* SSS* SNS* SSS? SSvv SHV* SSS* SSS* y Mrs. TAGGART I IHAS moved! For the present above Barbsdale & Co.'s store, and has the nicest "Jt jK line of Millinery she has ever carried. She has added to her Stock JK, M CORSETS, COLLARS AND CXJFFS, LADIES' TIES, A. ^ GLkUSE A1STD STYLISH NECK WEAR. ^ ./L Also a pretty line of Dress Silks in Blac& and Brocade, in lovejy a* quality. Changeable and Brocade Silk Tn waist patterns, new 4 shades and deaigDS. 4 fa mourning silks, dress braids, jet and fa 4* ... dress findings. ... ^ 4* My Infant Caps and Sacks are pretty and cheap. Fascinators ^ in White, Pink and Blue, with and without Pearl Trimmings. I ask especial attention to rhy Capes. I got them from the factory and they can't be bought any cheaper. the latest patterns trimmings, cuts fa ... and styles. ... ^ I sell a pretty Flush Cape for $3.50. A Plush Braided Cape a for $3.75. They have never been sold at these figures before. a 4 CALL AND SEE, AND I WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. ^ a Very respectfully, " a & Mrs. MARY TAGGART, 4 rVM SSS+ SSS* rVfr* SSS* ?<&* # W vvv S<t7 S-^7 SSS* S<v^7 S^* v-v* SSS* SSS* S^^-7 S*^t S*^>r W fifirifiiil A T M , V m TTT. J - _ ? x- J.\ 1 x-_:j? i;u?v.nl ?riti |f|\ we ueaire iu ixiitu& uur xncuuo xux uuciai |<ai/j\ ronage, and at the same time announce that we m propose making our store specially attractive dur- yj/ /|\ ing the month of December by reducing prices to suit the hard times. /j\ Everybody needs CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, \j/ DRESS GOODS, FLANNELS, UNDERWEAR, \\jf /j\ BLANKETS, &c., and we are prepared to supply h\ the demands of all and guarantee our prices to be yb /|\ as low as the lowest, saying nothing of the superior y'f /|\ quality of the goods we carry. yft )\\ Respectfully, yu |W. Joel Smith & Son. | A\ P. S. Our large warehouse is brim full of W AS choice GROCERIES at prices that cannot be du- \J/ /ft plicated. w ;V \ , / * The Shoe Dealers, ' * Are etlli leading In LOW PRICES. They will sell cheaper ttqm n6w ur.ill Chrl8traa?t than ever before. Tbey have a Large and Vnrifid Ktnr>k of SHOES in Men's, Women's* and Children's, In oo&rtt, medium and fine, and will sell them at the Lowest Possible Prices. ' See their line of IntanU for top, heavy Hoed, colored shoe*. They are warm, stylish and nobby. Give them a call and see bow cheap yon . t can buy shoes. Cobb & McDavid, Shoe Dealers. STATE OF SOUTH carolina, ) Executive Chambub. J Whereas, a petition signed by "" nf P/lkflBhorr Town- ' > ship, in the County of Abbeville, deslYlng to be incorporated within the limit* of the ad- - !'$t Joining County of Greenwood, bn been fried with me, and from said petition and fcoeotbpa* . ' ylDg papers It appears that the said petition Is signed by one-third of the.qoalifled electorp * residing In said Township of GokwtHUy; 'of Abbeville CouDty, and tbatatter the territory proposed to be cot off is taken off, there will be left in the Coonty of Abbeville more tbfttt jfc five hundred square miles, mora than Jifleen thousand inbabltants, and more than two million dollars of taxable property. -' Now, Therefore, I, W. H. Ellerbe, Gorrernor of the State of South Carolina, In ijgxoi; " ' pllance with an Aot of tbe General AMCunt^y entitled "An Aot to provide for the formttlo^ of New Counties, etc.," approved' the ulath day of March, A. P. 1800, do hereby order an ^ election to be held on the 80th \iajr of^DE- , CEMBER. 1897, in tbeTownshlpof Cokesbuiy Abbeville Oounty, at Jones preclnot.at which '.. *<4 election tbe qualified electors shall Voie upon % the onestlon of Incorporating the said pro. posed portion of Coltesbury Townlfclp wlthltf *?Ej tbe limits of theadJolnlDg County of Green- ? '! WOOd. ' ' In Testimony Whkbkof, I bave hereon to set my band and earned the Qreat&esl ,'j of tbe State to be affixed at Colombia (L. S.) tbls 10th day of November, 1807,>aod io 1 tbe one hundred and tWenty^Wao^ ' '-vJ year of the Independence of the United * States of America. W. H. BLLBBBE. By tbe Governor: , , D. H. Tompkins. Secretary of State. Dec. 7,1897, tf A TVT TVTTT A T, ' > Jtlllil UXJLJ-4 . ' r'-7ySffl| n The Public to Eleot New School Trustees on Tuesday, Deoember 28, 1897, The qualified electors of the Abbeville Scbool District will meet In ibif Court House od TUESDAY, the 28th I December, 1897, at half-past seven o'clock to elect three trar, tees for three years to succeed J. T. EoberUon J. F. Miller, and F. B. Gary, (whose terms expire, but who are eligible for re-election.) And to transact any other business that may come before the meeting. .* m A rprHJTDT /PTMU If I Jll X JJ1I1.X UU1VX1 ) . Chairman. 1 F, B, GARY, ' Secretary. Deo. 8,1897, tf ",r> "i %%%%%%%%% %%v? r . 1 0 W j STin Shop ! | 5 xtaving bought the tools 5 0 XI and stock of Jas. M. Lawsou, I W m sball continue the business of m f IT UT T AYirCAU 6r r A f j n, n. Lrtuoun a uv. a and hope by honest work and live and J 5 let live prices to merit the liberal pat- . W ronage always bestowed upon the old V a Arm. Respectfully, - B I H. W. Lawson. !? # Dec. 0,188T, tf J | ^ \ J Batb tubs at C. F. Hammond's. Bicycles enameled Id first class style at GP, Hammond's repair shop.